What's New
Jubilee Library - Now Open On Sundays
From Sunday 27th April, Jubilee Library will be open from 11am-4pm, every week. See events for more details.
Whitehawk Library will be closed from Monday 22nd April to Tuesday 13th May while new flooring is fitted.
A new library for Coldean
Coldean Library closed on 15 March 2007 to allow the re-development work to take place on the site. The new Coldean Library is expected to re-open in summer 2008.
Alternative library provision in Coldean during the building of the new library will be confirmed as soon as possible including services in New Larchwood, Coldean Primary School and a possible additional Mobile Library stop. The nearest Brighton & Hove Libraries to Coldean are Moulsecoomb and Hollingbury libraries.
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Jubilee Street – disabled parking bays
From Friday 18 August 2006 you will be unable to use the disabled parking bays in Jubilee Street. Nearby Regent Street will have 3 temporary disabled bays for your use at the east side southern most end until the Jubilee Street bays are reinstated Also in nearby New Road you will find disabled parking bays.
Work will be starting on Myhotel Brighton the boutique hotel on Block 2 Jubilee Street soon. It will take about 18 months. In order to maintain access along Jubilee Street throughout the build period it is necessary to move the hoarding from the site boundary to encompass the existing disabled parking bays in Jubilee Street. This will allow self contained access for construction vehicles and avoid obstruction in the street. It is also necessary from the point of view of public safety. As any parking in the street will effectively block the road to traffic any illegally parked cars in Jubilee Street will be subject to clamping
We hope this change to the disabled parking bays will not cause too much inconvenience and that you will still be able to use the many resources of the Jubilee library. Do not forget that the city has 12 branch libraries you can use where parking may be easier. Find a local library There is also a Mobile Library which may stop closer to your home.
Hove Library reopens!
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Hove Library has now reopened following repairs and refurbishment. Go to the Hove Library pages to find out more about the new layout and the services available to you. |
Awards for Jubilee Library
Jubilee Library won the following awards in 2005:
- Prime Minister's Better Public Buildings Award
- British Construction Industry Building Projects Award
- Sussex Heritage Trust - Community Award
- Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) Major Project of the Year
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Regional Award
- Public Private Finance Awards - Operational Project with Best Design
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Public Libraries Group Award - Partnership category
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Public Libraries Group Award - Delegates Choice
- Concrete Society - Certificate of Excellence
- British Urban Regeneration association - Best Practice in Regeneration Award for Best Design-led Regeneration Project. The award is for the whole site development
- International Green Apple Awards 2006 for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage
- Art and Work Award for a Site Specific Commission (joint winner)
- Observer Ethical Award - Buildings Category
The library was also shortlisted along with 6 international entries for the Stirling Prize.
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